Meet the clubs

The heart of Hackney

Explore the heart of Hackney’s community spirit. Our lunch clubs offer more than just a meal; they provide a space to connect, share stories, and enjoy good company.

Chats Lunch Club

Located in Lower Clapton, Chats Lunch Club aims to reduce isolation and provide a programme to meet individual social needs. The club welcomes people of all ages and from all communities in Hackney.

Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation

HCEO welcomes all older individuals in need of support to their lunch club in Stoke Newington. They provide a warm and accessible environment to come together to enjoy freshly cooked lunches and engaging activities such as exercise, arts & culture, health workshops, games and music therapy.

East and Southeast Asian Community Centre

The ESEA Community Centre in Dalston provides culturally appropriate, nutritious hot meals for older members of the Chinese, Vietnamese and other East and Southeast Asian communities.

I’ve found friendship, and warmth in Hackney.

It’s a community where I can share experiences, enjoy authentic dishes and engage in meaningful conversations.

Hackney Cypriot Association

A lively lunch club located just off Kingsland Road in Dalston, HCA is proud to offer healthy, home-cooked Cypriot lunches to its members four days a week.

Halkevi Kurdish and Turkish Community Centre

Halkevi welcomes everyone to come and enjoy delicious home-cooked Kurdish and Turkish meals on Mondays and Wednesdays every week at their Dalston home

Holly Street Luncheon Club

The Holly Street Luncheon Club welcomes adults aged 55 and over from across Hackney. Join them in a friendly space where you can share a nutritious meal and participate in activities that enhance physical and mental well-being.

Hot Line Meals Lunch Club

Hot Line Meals lunch club works in partnership with Schonfeld Square Care Home in Stoke Newington to support elderly Orthodox Jewish people who are socially and economically isolated.

Lunch Up, Woodberry Down Luncheon Club

Lunch Up provides tasty, nutritious meals in comfortable surroundings while ensuring everyone’s dietary requirements are catered for. Join them for a healthy, value-for-money two-course meal every Tuesday and socialise with friends old and new.

Nightingale Luncheon Club

As well as hot lunches cooked on the premises, Nightingale Luncheon Club also provides health and wellbeing classes and awareness sessions on a host of topics that benefit their members and local people.

North London Muslim Community Centre

The NLMCC in Stoke Newington delivers an Elderly Lunch and Wellbeing Club for over 55s on Wednesday afternoon for men and Tuesday afternoon for women. The club provides healthy meals, engaging activities and social experiences for its users, and also helps them to access vital statutory and community services to support their needs.

Centre 151, VLC Pho Club

The VLC Centre lunch club in Haggerston is a friendly meeting place open to all. Enjoy homemade Vietnamese food while meeting new people and participating in physical and cultural activities to keep both your body and mind healthy.

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